[Elfsea] Something to think about...

[Julie Self]

Thank you for the insight.  I also believe this is a situation that could be
applied to those gentles who do, basically, the same thing by standing at
the back of court, chattering and being distracting.  If you have to carry
on, take it out of earshot of those who are interested in the scheduled
proceedings!  Thanks again.

Gwenllian Hertewelle



>From: DonValentyn at aol.com
>Reply-To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
>To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Elfsea] Something to think about...
>Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 08:17:40 EDT
>
>Good morning,
>
>I have a quick story for folks to think about.  It doesn't involve anyone
>from Ansteorra, and isn't an attack on any particular group -- just
>something
>that everyone should keep in mind next time you're at a demo or doing
>anything interactive with the mundane world.
>
>I spent this last weekend at the Conduit 2001 Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention in
>Salt Lake City.  At one point, I was in the audience for an authors' panel.
>A local SCA group was scheduled to use the room next, for a panel on
>competitive fighting versus live role play.  Though the authors' panel
>hadn't
>yet ended, two squires and another fighter decided to set up the props for
>their discussion.  They entered the room in full armor, distracting people
>with their presence, the noise they made setting things up, and the fact
>that
>they chattered amongst themselves the whole time, oblivious to the fact
>that
>they were disrupting a session in progress.  They did what they came to do
>and walked out, never even noticing that everyone in the room was gaping at
>them.
>
>This certainly wasn't the worst situation in the world, but it certainly
>wasn't the best, either.  There were about 30 people in that audience, plus
>the 5 on the panel.  I doubt if they came away from the experience thinking
>that the SCA is the re-embodiment of chivalry.  We looked a lot more like
>rude jerks in armor.
>
>Like I said, I've no desire to figure out who it was, what group they were
>from, etc.  Just something for the rest of us to think about when we're in
>public.
>
>Regards,
>Don Valentyn
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